It’s what Catholics call everyone else
They used to say Protestant
I’ve never practiced lent but I knew what it was from Mardis Gras
**I’ve never practiced lent but I knew what it was from Mardis Gras**
One of my best friends since grade school, until Dec. 2010 (RIP), was RC. I asked him about Mardi Gras once. He said it’s mostly a time to cram all the fun, you are giving up during lent, into a few hours.
Once, the summer of 77, we were on our way to a disco (to chase chicks, obviously), when he told me to drop him at St Pious (#idk) church in Rock Island, IL.
I sat in my vette in the parking lot, thinking I’d take a nap, when he hops in and says “let’s go”. I said, “Already? We get here when it ended?” He said, “Timed it just right. Came in when the communion line was forming.” We weren’t there 10 minutes.